(So, life update: it is snowing like crazy where I live, see, I live in Minnesota, aka, the land of the freeze, and so right now the snow is ridiculous here, anyways, onto the chapter!)
Chapter 5: the discovery
Spyro's eyes squinted open as he saw Cynder's peaceful form laying on him, she looked so beautiful and elegant, the sun was still rising up when he looked at the sky, he sighed as he recalled the events that happened last night, the food, their game, and their unexpected first kiss, the moment wasn't anything less than he imagined.
"Nothing could possibly ruin this..." Spyro thought to himself, it was then that he saw a small glowing figure flying over him.
"I spoke too soon..." he groaned, the one thing he didn't want to happen...happened.
"So Spyro...how was the night with your lady?" Sparx of all people, had found them, and asked that question as Spyro growled.
"Shh! She's still asleep" he whispered as Sparx smirked.
"I was so right, so how'd it feel?" Sparx landed on his head.
"What do you mean?" Spyro asked as Sparx rolled his eyes.
"The kiss? How'd it feel to kiss a witch?" He asked as Spyro's slowly grew more angry, simply wishing that Sparx was right by his tail so he could swat him.
"She's not a witch, first of all...and second, it felt...pretty good" he gave the Dragonfly his honest opinion, which caused Sparx to appear shocked.
"What? You gotta be kidding me..." Sparx's statement was enough to stir Cynder from her slumber, to which Spyro gave a glare at Sparx.
"Spyro...who are you talking to...?" She groggily asked, when her eyes had adjusted all the way, she saw Sparx on Spyro's head, and squealed.
"Ah! Spyro! What is that!?" She exclaimed as Sparx sighed.
"That? I have a name you know..." he sighed as Spyro chuckled nervously.
"Um, Cynder...this is Sparx...he's a friend of mine, and I guess he found us..." Spyro replied as Sparx started laughing.
"Oh man, this is priceless, just wait until your friends hear about this" Sparx was prepared to fly off, but Spyro stopped him.
"Sparx, you can't!" He tried to convince him.
"Oh really? And waste the opportunity to humiliate you for eternity? Why shouldn't I?" His question earned a growl from Cynder.
"Because if you tell them, I'll swallow you whole and regurgitate you until you promise!" She snarled as Sparx's fear intensified.
"Ah! Spyro! She threatened to eat me, do something!" He flew behind Spyro's horn, who was still laying on the ground with Cynder.
"I don't know, Sparx, I might not around to protect you, and then..." Spyro imitated Sparx getting eaten, which caused Sparx to scream.
"Ah! I knew it! Mind control! She's controlling you! She's threatening to eat me, and your doing nothing! I-I've gotta go tell the others!" Sparx tried to fly away, but he crashed into a tree, Spyro rolled his eyes.
"Cynder, may you kindly get off of me?" He asked her as she smiled and did so, he kissed her on the cheek, and walked over to Sparx.
"Sparx, calm down, I'm not under anyone's control, what happened between us just...happened, you can't tell anyone" Spyro explained to the Dragonfly as Sparx flew up.
"Okay, okay, I'll keep your little lovey-dovey relationship a secret, but on one condition" Sparx told Spyro.
"Name it" he simply replied.
"Admit that I was right" Sparx told him, which confused the Purple Dragon.
"About what?" He asked as Sparx crossed his arms.
"You know what!" His statement made Spyro flash back to Sparx saying how it was only a matter of time until they fell in love.
"Sparx! Come on, does it really matter?" Spyro asked as Sparx nodded.
"Of course it is, I need confirmation that I am the superior life from" his reply made Cynder confused.
"Spyro, what's he talking about?" She asked as she walked over.
"Well, Sparx here betted that within a few weeks of training, we'd be in love, so I guess he was right" Spyro admitted as Sparx smirked.
"And it took you a day! I must say, when it comes to women, you have a low resilience" his statement earned him another growl from Cynder.
"Which is a good thing, I guess..." the Dragonfly trailed off as Cynder stepped back and coiled her tail around Spyros, who in turn smiled.
"Uh, all this mushiness and love is making me sick, just remember Spyro, if she does something to you, I warned you" Sparx gave one final glance and flew off.
"Do you think we can trust Sparx?" Cynder asked as Spyro shook his head.
"I'm not sure, Sparx is a fickle being, but the satisfaction of hearing he actually won an argument should be enough to shut his mouth" he replied as Cynder giggled.
"Let's hope so, we should probably head back, if either of our friends come looking for us, and they don't find us,they might figure something out" she suggested as Spyro agreed, their tails still coiled, they proceeded to head back, they eventually made it back and were forced to uncoil their tails, much to their regret.
"I guess I'll see you for training later today..." Cynder trailed off as Spyro nodded.
"Sure thing" he replied as Cynder smiled and kissed him on the cheek, and they entered back into the courtyard, going their separate ways for now...
Nero was standing by Cynder's door, tapping his claw with irritation.
"Why is Cynder still asleep?" He thought to himself, eventually he figured that enough was enough, and barged in, only to find no one in the room.
"What?" He was beyond confusion, where could she be? As he looked around, he saw nothing of interest, but just as he was about to leave, something caught his attention from the corner of his eye, a slip of paper, tucked in the corner, Nero made his way over, pushing aside various things that Cynder had owned and picked up the paper, opening it with interest, once he saw the message, he crushed the paper in rage.
"She betrayed us!" He growled as he slammed the door behind him, and went out to find Cynder and punish her...
Sparx was flying around the fields, trying to find himself something to eat.
"Man, there's never anything good around here..." Sparx sighed, until he was snatched by a Dragon.
"Ahh!" He cried as the culprit revealed himself to be Shard, with him where all of Spyro's friends.
"Oh hey guys, what the news?" He asked in a friendly tone, but they didn't share that kindness.
"Sparx, we know something was up, you didn't return for the whole night, where were you?" Flame questioned as Sparx crossed his arms.
"Nowhere, what's it to you?" He asked as Shard rolled his eyes.
"Sparx, it's pretty obvious that you followed Spyro, and saw something, what was it?" He interrogated the Dragonfly.
"I swore to not say anything, and that's that" Sparx was defiant as Shard grew impatient.
"Tell me, now!" Shard had lost all patience as Sparx yelped.
"Oh Spyro, I hope you can forgive me for this" and in fear of his own life, he started telling them what he saw...
Cynder was on her way to her quarters when she noticed something, all the Secondary Dragons were glaring at her, she thought nothing of it as she continued walking through the fields, then she saw Nero blocking her route, she tried to walk past, but Nero stopped her.
"Going somewhere?" He asked as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Is there a problem?" She asked in return as Nero pulled out a slip of paper.
"Why don't you explain this" Cynder froze when she discovered that was the letter Spyro had sent her.
"You betrayed us, Cynder! You sided with the Purple Dragon!" Nero snarled as Cynder growled in defense.
"I didn't betray anyone! Spyro's not all bad! And you know it!" Cynder snapped as Nero couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"I can't believe it, he's completely corrupted you, you even agree with his ideals!" Nero snarled as Cynder scratched his arm, causing him to roar in pain.
"More like she corrupted Spyro!" Cynder looked up to see Shard with Sparx in his hand, along with all of Spyro's friends.
"Sorry, they forced it out of me..." Sparx looked down in failure as Shard and the others landed on the ground.
"I knew this was going to happen, you tricked Spyro!" Shard growled as Cynder backed up in fear, but she grew more confident due to Spyro's training, Nero apparently was also keen on attacking her, so she made it clear for them to stay away, she blasted Shadow Fire between her and the other Dragons, but it was quickly burned out by a blast of purple energy, which left a greater mark in the ground, they all looked up to see Spyro flying over them.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" He landed onto the ground right in front of Cynder, letting her know she was safe, purple energy could still be seen glowing through his maw.
"But Spyro-" Flame was cut off as Spyro roared in such a way that all the surrounding Dragons backed away, his roar sounded like a menacing Dragon whose power shook the very Earth.
"NO! YOU LISTEN TO ME! HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES IS NOT UP TO YOU!" Dark Energy coarsed around Spyro's body, his eyes were on the verge of turning pure white.
"Can't you see? We're in love, if Rose and Shard can love one another, why can't we?" Spyro's voice became much calmer as Cynder walked up beside him and coiled her tail around his, which shocked the others.
"If you can't accept it, then maybe our place isn't here, unless you digress" Spyro continued.
"Spyro, we trust you, it's her we don't trust" Terrain pointed out, which only made to increase Spyro's anger.
"Exactly my point! I...I can't do this! If you were my friends, you'd be supporting me with this, but it seems that was another lie that I was told, just like Cynder's true self" he spat as he had Cynder follow him, shoving everyone else out of the way.
"Where are we going, Spyro?" She asked as Spyro calmed down.
"I...I don't know, just away from them, come on, I know we won't be disturbed in my room" he replied as they walked through the temple, as Shard as the others stood there, Nero glanced at them.
"What are you looking at?" Flame snorted as Nero growled and stalked off, it was not long after that they saw Ignitus walking towards them.
"All of you: my office...now!" He sternly told them as they followed him...
"Of all the predictable things to happen, you Young Dragons have possibly dealt irreparable damage to those two" Ignitus paced from side to side as the Dragons tried to explain their reasoning, but Ignitus cut them off.
"Shard, I'm particularly disappointed in you the most, though I should've expected nothing less, you must understand that the bond Spyro an Cynder share is truly special" Ignitus told them as the others grew confused.
"What do you mean?" Flame asked.
"Something happened during your hatching, all those years ago, Spyro and Cynder were the first of the eggs to hatch, and something extraordinary took place, usually a Hatchling is imprinted by the first dragon they come into contact with, when they interact with an adult Dragon, they usually view them as a parental figure, but something uncommon happens when Hatchlings imprint themselves onto each other, you see, if they are not related, the Imprint can be powerful enough to overwrite their genetic code, and usually ends up giving the Dragons powerful emotional feelings for one another" Ignitus explained.
"So you mean...Spyro and Cynder's relationship, was completely genetically based?" Shard asked as Ignitus nodded.
"This gives them a huge emotional attraction to each other, and now that I think about it, it could probably be the reason why Cynder can wield multiple elements" Ignitus replied.
"Another thing that happens when an Imprint is made is on a Hatchling, a normal single element Dragon makes no effect on their powers, but Spyro is a Purple Dragon, capable of wielding multiple elements, it is possible that when the Imprint was made, Spyro could have also added the ability to master all Secondary Elements to her Genetics, further explaining her uncommon abilities" Ignitus continued.
"So...why did they hate each other?" Flare asked.
"It would seem that is a more difficult thing to answer, but some time during their younger days, the two Dragons suddenly had a falling out, and while I can't explain this, I'd have to say that it was the doing of Dark Magic, someone cast a spell over every Dragon, including Spyro and Cynder, which caused them to forget about all the memories they had, and someone...implanted memories into their minds, making Cynder despise Spyro, and with Spyro...being alone and confused as to why she did, but what I could never figure out, was why Incendia and myself were not affected by the spell, it is a mystery we still haven't solved. After many years, the spell seems to have worn off, at least on Spyro and Cynder, and while they still have no memory of their past, it would seem that all the romantic emotions that were surpressed for years are finally revealing themselves, which is why they had developed so quickly into a romantic relationship just a couple days after that fight in the arena, harming Spyro caused something inside of Cynder to break, presumably the spell, and it quickly altered her core of emotions, now, the two are inseparable" Ignitus kept on explaining.
"My only question is this: why would someone want to keep them apart?" Shard asked as Ignitus shook his head.
"I am as confused as you are, Young Dragon, but I have two theories, and I know that it was a Dragon that lives here, my first theory is this: the Dragon wanted to keep them apart for their own gain, or two: it could be an Agent of Malefor himself" Ignitus's suggestions shocked the Students.
"But-but why? Why would one of us work for Malefor?" Scatha was in disbelief.
"My only guess is that Malefor knew of Cynder's unique birth, and sought to keep the two most powerful Dragons in this Temple apart, and at odds with each other, possibly so his rule could be easier, he most likely feels threatened by their power, and did everything it took to keep them far away from each other, although he seems to have failed, as you've witnessed today, and while Spyro and Cynder still have yet to remember the past, their love is as strong as ever" Ignitus explained as Shard started feeling fairly guilty.
"Ignitus, I...I have to go apologize" he told him as Ignitus bent down and faced him.
"Very well, off you go" he dismissed Shard as he walked out of Ignitus's office and to Spyro's quarters, he knocked on the door, but no answer.
"Is he even in there?" He wondered as he opened the door.
"Spyro?" He called, no answer, then he saw what looked a letter on his bed, as he walked over to it and read it, his eyes widened.
"Oh Shit" he gulped, Spyro and Cynder...had run away.
(Well, shit just escalated from 0 to 100 real quick, okay, now I don't want any haters complaining about pacing with this story, have you ever read Life and Love by Starwing13? It's a really good fellow Spynder story, and within the first chapter of the two meeting each other, they have romantic feelings for each other, and litterally two chapters later, they go to a dance and have their first kiss, so don't go complaining to me about pacing, btw, go check out that story I mentioned, anyways, peace!)